Ep 151: Go Be Brave with Leon Logothetis
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Ep 151: Go Be Brave with Leon Logothetis
Episode 151: Show Notes
We’ve come full circle here on The Light Watkins Show as today, we are joined by this podcast’s very first guest! Leon Logothetis is an explorer, TV show host, speaker, and author, and he is here with us to chat about his latest book, Go Be Brave.
After a quick recap of Leon’s extraordinary background, he tells us how he defines bravery and courage, his earliest memory of having to be brave, his extroverted and introverted selves and the one that is closer to his true self, and the correlation between being yourself and speaking your truth.
Then, we hear about the power of the truth diary and taking action, how to use nature to reconnect with your humanity, why taking action is more important than understanding the concepts in Leon’s book, and what Leon believes is the most fundamental and non-negotiable aspect of being brave.
We end this delightful and inspiring conversation with an exploration of the type of bravery that is needed to build long-lasting relationships, why our guest is closer to his life’s goal of marriage than he’s ever been before, and why you should be comfortable saying both yes and no, and knowing when to say them. Enjoy!
Key Points From This Episode:
A warm welcome back to this podcast’s very first guest, Leon Logothetis.
Revisiting Leon’s remarkable background.
How Leon defines bravery and courage.
His earliest memory of having to be brave and what he had to overcome.
The two versions of Leon, and the one that is closest to his true self.
Discussing the correlation between being yourself and speaking your truth.
The crazy story of when a prison inmate approached Leon on stage.
How to assess whether you are truly being yourself; the power of the truth diary.
Ways for you to take action after speaking your truth.
How nature is a conduit for being brave and reconnecting with your humanity.
Why Leon chose an unconventional format and layout for his latest book, Go Be Brave.
How taking action after reading his book is more important than understanding it.
Who he wrote the book for.
The most foundational and non-negotiable aspect of being brave, according to Leon.
Examining the type of bravery that is required to build long-lasting relationships.
What Leon has learned about relationships since his experience on The Kindness Diaries.
The importance of saying both yes and no, and when it’s the right time to say them.
Tweetables:
“My definition of bravery is to speak our truth. My definition of bravery is to share our pain. My definition of bravery is to stand in our power.” — @LeonLogothetis [0:07:21]
“When we speak our truth, everything changes.” — @LeonLogothetis [0:08:03]
“Get mad, get angry. Don't harm someone, don't scream at someone. But in the privacy of your own house, in the privacy of your own journal, get mad and let it out. That's an act of bravery in itself.” — @LeonLogothetis [0:16:46]
“If we can touch our own magnificence and share it with the world, it changes lives.” — @LeonLogothetis [0:18:42]
“We have lost [the] connection to what is because we are connected to our phones, we are connected to our computers, we are connected to the chaos that is causing inner chaos. The way to get rid of that chaos is to go into nature and just sit in it and be consumed by it.” — @LeonLogothetis [0:29:10]
“Make a commitment to become better, and I promise you, everything will change. But without that commitment, the chances of you becoming better are nil.” — @LeonLogothetis [0:50:43]
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